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Interview with Michael Karmon, composer 2 Jul 2013 | 11:45 pm
Michael Karmon is a California-based composer who dedicates much of his output to the classical guitar. We sat down (virtually) for a little interview about his background, composition process, and ne...
A Cure for the Common Fetish: The $100 Guitar Project 16 Feb 2013 | 01:50 am
Most musicians (myself included) spend way too much time thinking, fantasizing, and obsessing over their instruments. Whether the object of desire is a vintage specimen or the latest contemporary fad,...
Interview with Gyan Riley 18 Dec 2012 | 12:17 am
Gyan Riley is active as a soloist, ensemble player, composer, and improviser in a wide variety of styles. We bounced off a few questions via email over the past weeks. CG.org: When did you start playi...
A Double Eulogy: Celebrating Hans Werner Henze and Elliott Carter 2 Dec 2012 | 03:58 am
Two giants of twentieth century music left us within a week of each other a few weeks ago. Hans Werner Henze died in Dresden, on October 26; Carter followed him within a ten-day, as he passed away at ...
Interview with luthier Benz Tschannen 12 Nov 2012 | 08:55 pm
Benz Tschannen is a Swiss-born guitar maker living in Fallon, Nevada. I sent him a few questions after first meeting him at the Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival this past summer. CG.org: What was your pa...
Great Guitar Pieces Nobody Plays: James Tenney’s Septet (1981) 5 Nov 2012 | 04:41 am
The repertoire of American composer James Tenney (1934-2006) is among the most diverse and stimulating in experimental music. Tenney wrote several works using algorithmic procedure, yet always produci...
Battle of the Nocturnals 20 Aug 2012 | 01:42 am
Benjamin Britten’s Nocturnal after John Dowland is one of those rare pieces that almost single-handedly changed the history of an instrument: dedicatee Julian Bream’s premiere at the 1964 Aldeburgh fe...
iserlohn Guitar Symposium in Iserlohn on 2012-08-12 12 Aug 2012 | 01:00 pm
Artist: iserlohn Guitar Symposium Date: Sunday, August 12th 2012 - Sunday, August 19th 2012 Time: 12:00am City: Iserlohn Venue: Iserlohn, German Country: Germany Buy tickets Add to Google C...
[CD Review] Connie Sheu: The Woman’s Voice 8 Aug 2012 | 03:02 am
Through the history of Western Classical music women have been dramatically underrepresented: consider that the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has only been integrated from a gender standpoint for a wh...
Know Your Worth 9 Jul 2012 | 06:04 pm
With few exceptions, many professional classical guitarists derive their income from a variety of sources—including private lessons, wedding/corporate kinds of gigs, and of course concerts. All of the...
